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Realism in foreign policy

Sees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to survive, not to spread ideals.

Associated with: Hans Morgenthau, Henry Kissinger, John Mearsheimer.

Realism in foreign policy sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning institutional on institutions, leaning nationalist on nation and leaning strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on culture and environment.

Where realism in foreign policy sits on ten dimensions

This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureCentered on culture
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.